Rising insecurity in Nigeria has triggered fresh outrage after the country lost six serving military commanders and one retired Major General to terrorism and banditry within five months. From deadly insurgent assaults…
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Man arrested in Osun sharing false report of bandit invasion on social media
THE Osun State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old man, Odetayo Adebayo Samuel of Ila Orangun, for allegedly spreading false security information on social media that caused panic among residents across the…
Bandit Attack in Osun: Leader Killed, Ex-Official Abducted
Residents of Ora Igbomina in Ifedayo Local Government Area, Osun State, were thrown into panic on Monday night following a violent invasion by armed bandits that left the leader of non-indigenes in…
Bandit storms school, kill one and abduct many
Panic has engulfed the Zuru Emirate in Kebbi State after armed bandits attacked Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, GGCSS, Maga in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, killing the Vice Principal and abducting…
Troops kill bandit, recover weapons in Plateau ambush — Report
Troops of the 3 Division/Joint Task Force Operation Enduring Peace have killed a bandit during an ambush in Odare Forest, Dutsen Zaki, Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. Spokesman for the…
62 kidnap victims regain freedom after NAF airstrike on bandits in Katsina — Report
The Katsina State Government has confirmed the dramatic escape of 62 kidnapped victims following a manhunt of a notorious bandit, Muhammadu Fulani, by the Nigerian Air Force that had a successful strike…
JUST IN: One killed, six injured as security forces repel bandit attacks in Katsina villages
At least six persons sustained injuries and one later died after security forces repelled a bandit attack on Tashar Gemu and Unguwar Gambo villages in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State….
Troops arrest wanted bandit, Habu Dogo, 7 IPOB/ESN terrorists – Report
The Defence Headquarters on Saturday said the Nigerian troops have, in the last one week, apprehended a notorious terrorist leader, Abubakar Ibrahim (AKA) Habu Dogo in Sokoto and seven IPOB/ESN commanders in…
Rampant Bandit Assaults Hit Abuja: Kawu Village Targeted, 23 Abducted in Brazen Attack
The series of assaults by bandits on some communities in the nation’s capital, Abuja, continued on Thursday as they stormed Kawu village in Bwari Area Council, abducting 23 persons. Kawu, an…
JUST IN: Troops kill wanted bandit, two others in Kebbi
Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised a wanted notorious bandit nicknamed Mai-Nasara at Sangeko Forest in Kebbi State. The team also killed two other suspected bandits believed to be members…